Incredible traffic accident in China with 19 dead and 20 injured

A total of 19 people were killed and another 20 were injured in Chinawhen a truck crashed into people attending a funeral

The accident occurred just before 1:00 a.m. Sunday (19:00 yesterday, Saturday, Greek time) in Nanchang County, Jiangxi Province, state-run CCTV said, according to “The cause of the accident is the subject of an in-depth investigation.”

People were on the side of the road on their way to the crematorium on Sunday morning, a resident surnamed Deng told local newspaper Jimu News.

Most of the dead and wounded attended the funeralaccording to the media outlet.

Another resident of the area, Gong, told Jimu News that he attended the funeral with his wife, who was killed in the accident.

He said how the truck suddenly crashed in the last part of the procession and then went through the crowd before reaching the hearse.

About an hour after the news broke, the Nanchang County Traffic Police issued an advisory for drivers, warning that there was fog in the area.

“Visibility from the driver’s seat is poor. There is low visibility, which can easily cause traffic accidents.”

“Turn on your fog lights… , reduce speed, drive carefully, keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front, watch out for pedestrians, do not change lanes and do not overtake vehicles in front”the road safety service also recommended.

Traffic accidents are frequent in China due to a lack of strict safety controls.

Last month, one person was killed in a traffic jam on a highway in the center of the country involving hundreds of vehicles caused by reduced visibility due to fog.

In September, 27 passengers died when a bus carrying them to a quarantine facility in Guizhou province (southwest) overturned on a highway.